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We'll miss you, Amateur Chemist...Andrew Youssef, the writer-photographer whose valiant battle against colon cancer he documented for us in his "Last Shot" column, passed away peacefully this weekend surrounded by family and friends. He was 38. We at the Weekly are devastated, and our thoughts and prayers are with him...

Last night at The Observatory in Santa Ana was the party for photographer Andrew Youssef. Youssef has stage four colon cancer, and has chronicled his experiences in his column Last Shot; be sure to also check out OC Weekly music editor Nate Jackson's recent cover story for that publication about...

Lindsey BestAndrew Youssef Writing my most recent column was definitely one of the hardest things I've ever done. Bearing the emotional weight of the reactions from the column -- the flood of good wishes, prayers and tearful conversations -- added another ton of emotional weight to my psyche. A sign...

Lindsey BestAndrew YoussefBy Andrew Youssef After going a few weeks without chemotherapy, I was mentally relieved to have started a new form of medication (called TAS-102) when I enrolled in a clinical drug trial. The difficult part now is waiting to see if the chemotherapy will work and how my...

Lindsey BestAndrew YoussefBy Andrew Youssef It is difficult to plan my life very far in advance. For example, I have the next nine days off of work but most of those will be absorbed between doctor's appointments, an MRI of my back and potentially three days of cyberknife radiation to...